Rightmove’s agent qualification wins official approval

Rightmove’s new agent qualification has been officially approved by the government’s regulatory body, The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).

Rightmove’s Head of Education Jason Charles says: “After a year of putting together CELA with some of the industry’s leading experts and trainers, it’s great to obtain official approval of the syllabus and to let agents know exactly when they can start.”

All Rightmove agents can study towards the new qualification, the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting Agents (CELA), as part of their Rightmove membership.

The syllabus will be delivered by a group of renowned industry experts, including Josh Phegan, Dr David Smith and Lesley Horton (see full list below).

ROPA

The course has been specifically designed ahead of potential regulations that the government may bring in based on the RoPA Report.

The qualification is designed for both estate and lettings agents, and the free training will be delivered online and on-demand with video content and a digital handbook.

Following the free training, agents will then be able to sit an independently adjudicated exam through awarding body ABBE for a fee of £170 (plus VAT).

Agents can sign up HERE.

RIGHTMOVE TRAINING EXPERTS

Lesley Horton, Deputy Ombudsman at The Property Ombudsman; Josh Phegan, internationally renowned coach of new, emerging and high-performance agents; Richard Rawlings, one of the UK’s best-known and innovative estate agency trainers; Susie Crolla, Chief Executive of the Guild of Letting & Management; Dr. David Smith, property law expert and Partner at JMW Solicitors; Frank Webster, industry leader, advisor, and former vice-chairman of Finders Keepers; Peter Ambrose, founder of conveyancing firm The Partnership; Alex Stretton, founder of Elements Property; Michael Hare, a previous partner in two agency practices and has been an examiner and assessor for many industry qualifications; Lisa Gray, Rightmove’s Customer Education Manager and Emma Atkinson, Rightmove’s Director of People Development with 20 years of experience in developing talent.